Implementing Netezza Spatial

An internal training presentation on implementing Netezza Spatial functionality What is Spatial Technology? It’s the ability to analyse information in a geographic context: Where is the nearest petrol station? Which road am I on? How many…

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BI Governance Models & Strategies

An presentation to ETIS from April 2010 in Athens This presentation looks at what makes a successful model for implementing Business Intelligence Governance within an organisation. It builds on the white paper Data Warehouse Governance published in 2007…

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Analysis by ETL …

Performing source-system analysis by writing ETL is just about the most expensive way you can do it; but many organisations do exactly that. Why? Because they “can’t afford” to do their analysis the cheaper way. No,…

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The project wiki – a cost reduction tool

Some readers will be familiar with TED: Ideas Worth Spreading a series of talks on just about everything worthwhile in Technology, Education and Design. I recently revisited Yochai Benklers talk on the new open-source economics from 2005 where he explains…

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